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jroymcd
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 Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 10:23 am Post subject: Firestone Allstate Swamp Cooler |
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just picked up a Firestone Allstate Swamp Cooler. its down to bare metal. I want to put a quick coat of paint on it. what color would be close to the orignal that i could just pick up at the local hardware store?
Also does anybody sell reproduction decals?
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iowegian 
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Check eBay. Search "swamp cooler" to compare color.
My Firestone looks like #120118904896. Kind of a medium brown/bronze
hammertone.I think RustOleum has a similar color. Also, on ebay, there are a couple of people selling Thermador decals that are the same design(different color) as the Firestone decal. |
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jroymcd
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 11:15 am Post subject: |
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do you know what the color RustOleum is called and who sells the Thermador decal?
thanks
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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do you know what the color RustOleum is called and who sells the Thermador decal?
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I don't know the color name, but I have bought something similar at
HomeDepot. The decals are on eBay under "Thermador swamp cooler". |
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iowegian
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah--that's the ticket.
Third chip from the left, top row (gold) looks fairly close, but silver would
work, too. Especially with the "Thermador" decal. |
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jroymcd
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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quick clean up and a repro Thermador decal
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Looks good.  |
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jroymcd
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yeah, but i have a spare.
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jroymcd
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr Reno wrote: |
Here what the decal looks like,
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does anybody make that decal?
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Wagen Werks
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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I bought it out at Pomona ( detroit side ) about a year and a half ago. Its a repro...
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iowegian
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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My "Firestone" decal is like the Thermador example, except:
Background is black.
Lettering and border is orange.
The three lines of copy say--
Firestone
Car Cooler
Ride in Cool Comfort |
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bgs
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Ya know I got a cooler like that, but it doesn't sit above the
window like that. It hooks onto the r/side glass when it's
rolled up some, but sits AGAINST the window instead.
It has a round screen in front for bugs and a pull string
that's hooked on a squirrel cage with a spring on it. You
fill it up like the ones above and pull the string to rotate
the cage so the padding gets completely soaked, then
you take off. Da*m it would get cold in the cab !
It needs a bit of work but looked crazy on my 63. I'd
fill it up with ice water.. 
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L572
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 7:14 am Post subject: |
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| Mr Reno wrote: |
Here what the decal looks like,
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Wow! Is that for a righthand drive car or do you just get to enjoy a really nice blast of cool air in your left ear?
Nice!
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